Stand and rack for newspapers



UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPHPELZ, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

STAND AND BACK FOR NEWSPAPERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,277, dated April 24, 1883. Application filed October 30, 1882. (No model.)

Improvements in Stands and Racks for Newspapers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for newspapers; and the object of my invention is to provide a holder for newspapers upon which they are held or supported until required for use, and to prevent them from being blown about when lying on tables in reading-rooms, hotels, restaurants, &c., as is now commonly the ease, and at the same time to furnish a meansby which they areeasily accessible to persons wishing to use them.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts of a newspaperholder, as will be more fully describedhereinafter, and more specifically pointed out in the claim, reference being bad to the accompanyin g drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters designate like parts in the different figures of the drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved newspaper-holder. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a modification of the hooks for holding the newspapers.

In the accompanyin gdrawin gs, A represents a stand, made preferably of iron or other metal, although wood or other materials may be employed. This stand can be made highly ornamental, if desired, and can be made of any size desired, and according to the size of the newspaper-holder. In this stand is secured a frame, B, also made of metal, wood, or other suitable material, and plain or ornamental. 0n the two vertical sides 0 of said frame are secured a series of spring-hooks, b, preferably of some elastic material,such as steel or brass wire. On said hooks the newspapers are supported and held until required for use, and can afterward be replaced in their respective places. A central piece, D, is provided to prevent the newspapers from sagging. The frame is preferably placed'on an incline, and it may be made so as to revolve.

As a modification of the hooks 1) shown in Figs. 1 and 2, they may be of the construction shown in Fig. 3. In this instance the two side pieces, 0, are provided with a slot, 0, and the hooks b are secured to a plate, cl, having a screw-threaded projection, e, which passes through the slot, and upon said projection the thumb-screwy is secured. The object of this modification is to adjust the hooks to different widths, as desired, or if more newspapers are to be placed on the holder. It may be also desirable in some instances to connect 'the plates d on the two sides by cross pieces g, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,) so that both hooks can be moved simultaneously up or down to suit different widths, as required.

The advantages of my improved newspaperholder will be readily appreciated, as it is well known that papers laid loosely on tables, 850., in reading-rooms, hotels, restaurants, and other places are easily blown about or scattered by the wind, which is obviated by placing them on the books of my holder. They can be also kept separated or assorted much easier, and by exposing the names of the papers the desired one can be obtained without hunting for it when placed on a pile. It has a showy and neat appearance. It is not liable to get out of order, and can be furnished at a very moderate cost.

I am aware that card-racks have been made with clips for holding the cards; also, that music-stands consisting of a frame and supporting-stand are old, and I. disclaim theconstruction therein shown; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The newspaper-holder herein described, consisting of a base or standard, A, supporting the frame B, having a central piece, D, and said frame being provided with a series of spring-hooks, 0n the side pieces, 0, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUDOLPH PELZ.

Witnesses WALTER S. WILKINSON, I. H. SIRIOH. 

